Tagalog Language: Austronesian language and the national language of the Philippines
Tagalog is one of the main languages spoken in the Philippines and is the national language of the country.
More than 22 million people speak it as their first language.
| Tagalog | |
|---|---|
| Wikang Tagalog | |
| Native to | Philippines |
| Region | Central and South Luzon |
| Ethnicity | Tagalog people |
Native speakers | 28 million (2007) 96% of the Philippines can speak Tagalog (2000) |
Austronesian
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Standard forms | |
| Dialects |
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| Latin (Tagalog/Filipino); Historically Baybayin | |
| Official status | |
Official language in |  Philippines (in the form of Filipino) |
| Regulated by | Commission on the Filipino Language |
| Language codes | |
| ISO 639-1 | tl |
| ISO 639-2 | tgl, fil |
| ISO 639-3 | tgl – inclusive codeIndividual code: fil – Filipino |
| Linguasphere | 31-CKA |
 Predominantly Tagalog-speaking regions in the Philippines. The color-schemes represent the 4 dialect zones of the language: Northern, Central, Southern, and Marinduque. In addition, Tagalog is used as a second language across the entire country. | |
It was originally spoken by the Tagalog people in the Philippines, who were mainly in Bulacan, Cavite, and some parts of Luzon. Now, Tagalog is spoken nationwide and used by Filipinos from different parts of the country to understand each other.
It originally was used with an abugida, the Baybayin script, but the Latin alphabet is now used.
Sample phrases
- Magandang Umaga! - Good Morning!
- Magandang Gabi! - Good Evening!
- Magandang Tanghali! - Good Afternoon!
- Kumusta!/Kamusta? - How are you?/Hello! (Informal)
- May ______ ba kayo? - Do you have ______?(Formal)
- Mayroon po: Response to "May ______ ba kayo", meaning "Yes, sir".
- Wala po - Opposite of "Mayroon po".
- Kayo - you (formal), informally, it refers to "you all".
- Magkano ito? - How much is this?
- po: ma'am or sir (used in sentences to be polite to an elder speaker)
- Mabuhay! - Long Live
- Ako po si (Pangalan)... - I am (Name)...
- Mahal kita - I love you
- Nanay - Mom
- Tatay - Dad
- Hindi - No
- Bakit? - Why?
- Saan? - Where?
- Ano? - What?
- Kailan? - When?
- Sino? - Who?
Related pages
References
Other websites
Tagalog at Wikibooks
Filipino phrasebook travel guide from Wikivoyage
Media related to Tagalog language at Wiki Commons
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